I wanted to report on an anecdotal husbandry tip. I'm in Las Vegas and it's pretty dry all year, around 15-25%. I was trying to keep humidity between 50-60% for my ball pythons by misting a few days per week. I'm using reptichip (coconut) and it holds humidity quite well.

Recently however, I let humidity drop to 15-20% or as low as it will go, no misting at all, and I only raise it 2-3 before they shed. I've noticed no side effects whatsoever: they still eat and poop normally, skin is not dry and they have no problems shedding. The main benefit for me is a cleaner and more "sanitary" tub, because reptichip absorbs everything when they poop, so it doesn't smell and it's way easier to clean. On top of that I don't have to spend time misting or deal with excess humidity.

Has anyone tried this before? It's been about 4 months and all seem to be working fine.